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Compound battery charging system

US5629601A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 18, 1994
Grant dateMay 13, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 18, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for charging a string of serially connected batteries. A system charger is connected across the string of batteries to charge the batteries to a percentage of full charge capacity. Then, individual battery chargers independently charge each of the batteries to full charge capacity.

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